The Earth Science Picture of the Day (EPOD) highlights the diverse processes and phenomena which shape our planet and our lives. EPOD will collect and archive photos, imagery, graphics, and artwork with short explanatory captions and links exemplifying features within the Earth system. The community is invited to contribute digital imagery, short captions and relevant links.

Madison Moonrise

The photo above showing the rising full Moon looming above Madison, Wisconsin was shot with a 400 mm lens on June 18, 2008. The additionally magnification exaggerates the Moon’s apparent size. I positioned myself in front of Madison's skyline, including the capitol dome, in order to capture this sumptuous, apricot moonrise. Even without magnification, the rising (or setting ) Moon looks much bigger to our eyes than is actually the case. See the links below.